Job Title: Financial Analyst
Organisation: BRAC Uganda Bank
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd launched on 25 April 2019 and attained its current status as a Tier II Credit institution following a successful background as the leading Microfinances services provider in Uganda. The bank operates 32 regulated branches and 131 satellite offices covering 84 districts in Uganda targeting Micro, Small. and Medium Entrepreneurs. BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd promotes financial inclusion by extending financial services to unserved and underserved populations especially women and youth as well as people living in poverty in rural areas. The Bank is operationally and financially self-sustaining with over 231,000 active customers and a loan book in excess of Ushs.175 billion.
Job Summary: To ensure effective and efficient financial management of BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd through tracking the Bank’s financial performance against plan, analyzing business performance and market conditions to create forecasts, and help senior management make tactical and strategic decisions by providing periodic reports.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide analytical, forecasting and reporting support to senior management.
- Create and produce monthly reports which include financial results, variance reporting, branch performance, product performance, dashboard and any other ADHOC reports.
- Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts, identifying trends and recommending actions to management.
- Spearhead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Develop financial models, conduct benchmarking and process analysis to support decision making.
- Analyze all general ledgers and provide recommendations for improvements based on the trends.
- Guide the cost analysis process by enforcing policies and procedures and monitoring expenses against budget and providing quarterly cost analysis reports and recommendations
- Determine the cost of operations by establishing standard costs, collecting operational data.
- Coordinating with other members of the finance team and other departments to review financial information and forecasts and ensure accurate financial reporting.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Statistics or Commerce
- At least 4 years’ experience in corporate finance, financial planning and analysis, investment and other related fields preferably in the banking Industry
- Possession of CPA (at least Level 3) /ACCA is an added advantage.
Knowledge, Skills & Competences
- Knowledge of accounting, operational and financial reporting.
- Strong working knowledge of Excel and financial modelling.
- Excellent Analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills.
- Self-starter with Strong interpersonal/ communication skills.
- Attention to accuracy and detail
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should email their application letter, Curriculum Vitae, and copies of relevant academic documents, IN ONE PDF FILE mentioning the job title as the subject matter to recruitment.bracugandabankltd@brac.net
All applications should be addressed to the Head Human Resource BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd in one PDF.
Deadline: 7th July 2025
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.